Category South Africa

What’s the real dealbreaker? – The Mail & Guardian

Curated optimism: President Ramaphosa delivering his 2025 State of the Nation address. Photo: GCIS South Africa enters 2026 burdened by deepening crises — collapsing infrastructure, rising hunger, chronic unemployment and a political class insulated from the realities of ordinary citizens.…

The hits and misses under the GNU – The Mail & Guardian

Collaborative governance: The government of national unity had promised stability and accelerated reform. Photo: @PresidencyZA/X A year after President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his inaugural State of the Nation address (Sona) as the head of South Africa’s first national coalition government,…